Shampooing and hair-washing apparatus



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Application tiled .august 52d, lt.

To @ZZ vwhom it may camera:

Be it known that I, JOHN Wrn'rn, a citizen of the Republic of Austria, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Shampoo ing and Hair-lashing pparatus, of which the following is a specification.

rl`his invention relates to improvements in barbers appliances; the principal object being,r to construct a device for shampooing., massaging and cleaning the scalp, removing dandruii` from the head, and invigorating the papilles of the hair.

A second object is to provide a device of the character described. which obviates and dispenses with an attendants help for operation, making it therefore adapted to be used with equal advantage by the professional barber, who with the help of such apparatusvcan accommodate several customers at the same time, as Well as by an individual in the bathor dressing-room at home.

A third object is to provide a mecham ical device which overcomes the many drawbacks and dangers, attendant upon the old manual method ot shampooing or massaging the scalp, and concerning personal corn fort andsanity, as for instance, casual injuries of the scalp and, perchance, consequent infections through unclean linger nails, the floodingr of the eyes and tace with soapsuds, or bestaat-tering and staining the clothes with it.

A -tourth object is to provide means tor operating such device, as forms the subject of the invention, which are entirely Within the manual control and discretion ot the person under treatment, as many nervous or captions people rather unwillingly submit to being handled bodily by others.

A ifth object concerns the economical consumption and application of the liquid use for shampooing purposes by providing an attachment which, though capable otn holding a large supply of said liquid sonly yields it in predetermined and adjustable' smaller quantities, every time the supply is tapped for application. @ther and minor objects will become apparent by the detailed description of the invention.`

An apparatus in accordance with my invention comprises a rotatable and detachable brush, a manually driven mechamism, to which said brush-is coupled, a container for the liquid soap or shampoo,

Serial Elo. 533,972.

With its adjustable supply mechanism, a rubber hood for the protection of the eyes, face, and neclr during the procedure, a safety guard for the scalp a water supply pipe with spray nozzle and the necessary frame Worlr supporting these various appliances.

All the above named objects are attained by means of the apparatus and appliances shown in the drawings in which, Fig. l is a vertical middle section through the apparatus, though showing the piping and the liquid cup in lull.

lliig. 2 shovvs a front View ot this apparatus drawn to smaller scale and its installation over a wash basin.

Fig. 3 is a front view of the rotatable brush, shown in section in Fig. l. after the safety guard and the rubber hood has been removed.

`l `ig. l illustrates an apparatus employing a modied driving mechanism.

Fig. 5 is a detailed sectional view of the container tor the liquid soap or shampooing mixture.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on line o-o oit Figure 4.

ln the construction illustrated in Fig. 1 numeral l0 represents a Wall-chest, preferably ot Wood. built yin the shape of a triangular overhanging bracket-closet, substantially closed on all sides, as shown.

.The trent cover consists of at least two boards, 10a and 1U", butt-joined together alone a horizontal line 10', with a semicircdlar cutout in each board, which, joined together, forni a circular opening for the insertion ot a danged split-bushing 11, made of bronze or any antilrictional material.

The dange lltL is supported on and fastened to the inside of the front boards by a set oi Woodscrews 11", but the split line of the bushing,7 should not coincide with the buttjoint oil the trontboards.

Along the vertical middle line of the rear cover 10c, on the inside of the chest the water supply pipe run l2 is installed, passing through adequate openings in the lower portion of the front board 10a and the rear portion of the top cover 10d. ln addition to these entrance and exit-openings, guiding the piping, the latter may be fastened more securely to the rear board by a pipe bracket 12a. The Wall chest itself is iastened to the Wall 13 in any convenient Way,

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not detailed in the drawing; it may be hung from the top by means of a pair of eyelets and wall`hooks, or the rear board may be furnished with a projecting flange on eitherv vertical side, serving as a nailing strip or screw ledge. Below the entrance of thesupply pipe into the wall chest is provided a shut-ofi` valve or cock 14 and the pipe run terminates on top in a reversed Y-shaped fitting 15.. This fitting is plugged up on the run, where it passes through the topcover 10d by a pipe plug 15a, and this arrangement gives a convenient access to the main run as well as to the branch outlet 15 for cleaning, or the run may be continued here for further supply purposes.

Into the branch outlet 15 is screwed the pipe-end 16, which, as Fig. 1 shows, thus comes into alignment with the center line of the bushing 11. Over this stationary inclined pipe is slipped a rotatable sleeve 17 of peculiar construction. Although shown in the drawing as consisting of one integral casting, it may be made up in practice by several parts coinbined into one structural member. The main body of the sleeve consists of a cylindrical mantle 17, studded with short pegs or teeth 17a. This studded mantle is confined within two flanges 17b and 17, the latter being seated on the flange 11a of the bushing 11. Below the flange 17c the sleeve passes through the bushing and expands into the conically shaped dish 17d.

Into the cavity of this dish is detachably mounted the circular brush 18. At three places along its periphery, spaced apart, the dished member 17d is furnished with a slot 17e; and registering with these slots there are provided three clips 19, screwed into the brush pad 181. These clips are tapering pins with a slotted buttonhead and a few tapered screw threads on the shank just below the head. When they are fastened in place on the brush pad with their buttonhead on the bristle-side, their ends, projecting on the backside. are bent over atright angles, leaving just enough of thel projecting shank straight, to fit the rim of the dished bowl 17d between the bentover prong 19 and the backside of the brush pad 18".

When the clips are turned in their threaded seats so that the prongs point in a centrifugal direction. the brush with the three clips can be slipped into place, the Shanks of the clips fitting into slots 17e. Giving each clip a turn of about'90" or 180O will securely attach the brush pad to the dish, respectively the sleeve 17.

The stationary pipe 16 after passing loosely through the sleeve. terminates in a spray nozzle or cap 20, which can be made integral with or detachable from the pipe 16.

' This cap has the shape of a truncated cone made of perforated sheet metal. While the spray perforation-s in the flattened portion 20, at the end, are rather fine, so as not to let out much water, the holes on the conical side portion 2()b are somewhat larger, so that the greater quantity of the liquid is distributed in a centrifugal direction. The bristles 18, set in groups and normally to the inner side of the conical brush pad, would of course all converge toward the axis of the cone, and their free ends are clipped off to form a cavity 18'; semispherical or nearly so. The general contour of the brush-inside will therefore conform .to that of the scalp.

At two suitable points, opposite to each other, in the upper portions of the side walls 10", two longitudinal slots 10t are provided respectively and, running parallel with these slots on the outside of the chest, are journalled in little brackets 25 two flanged idler rollers 25.

A leather belt 26, with a handle 26 at each end, is placed from the underside around the studded sleeve, passed through the slots 10 and over the idlers 25.

The middle portion of the belt is provided for a considerable and sufficient length with perforations, int-o which the pegs or teeth 17B of the sleeve must fit, when the latter rotatingly engages with the belt.; and the slots must be cut at such an angle that the free ends of the belt will hang down vertically, as shown in Fig. 1. It will be evident from the description, that, when 'the belt handles are alternately pulled downwards, the sleeve and the brush, lattached to its end, will be given a vigorous alternating, rotary movement.

Fixedly attached to the front boards 10", 10b and encasing the rotatable brush with as little clearance as feasible, is provided a funnelshaped housing 27, formed with an outer flange 27* around its narrow opening, furnished with bolt holes and hexagon bolts 27 for fastening the housing to the wall chest front and with an inner flange 27" around the wider opening. Fastened to the latter flange and extending inwardly toward the brush periphery, is arranged a flat annular rubber gasket Q8 of rather substantial thickness, but resilient enough to yield somewhat to pressure. This serves as a safety guard to prevent a too forceful and sudden insertion of the skull into the brush which might result in injuries to the scalp by prominent working parts of the appa-ratus. On top of this rubber gasket. is pro vided a hood 29 of elastic, soft` yet waterproof material, like rubber or the like. If made of rubber, the opening` 29 must be narrow enough that, when expanded and stripped over the head, down to the neck. the ears and the eyebrows, it forms a waterproof joint. If made of other material. an elastic and contractible string must be provided around'said opening. The upper rirn 29 0 invoert of the hood can conveniently be fastened together with the outer gasket rim to the housing flange 27h. At the lowest point' ot the housing a water outlet nipple 30 with a rubber hose 31 attached to it, is provided, (see also Figs. 2 and 3). rlhis rubber hose can be led into a wash basin or sink 32 or may drain into any othersuitable receptacle.

A modiica-t-ion ot' the rotating means for the brush is shown in l*1 ig. 4t, which, like Fig. 1, Ashows the wall chest also in section, butv the rest ot the apparatus in `t'lill view, with the brush parts indicated by dotted lines only.

Instead of the belt Q6 a chord or rope 35 is employed. The sleeve 36 on the pipe run 16 is similar to the one, described before, but the mantle 36 between the flanges 36" and 36C is smooth, instead of beine,r studded with pegs. and to its cent-re is fastened by a Staple Jf or in any other suitable manner the rope 35 at halt of its total length. @ne of the rope ends is wound up around the mantle to within the fla-nge 36. and both ends are hung downwards over two idlers 37, and 3T', rotatably mounted on the axle 37, see Fig. 6.

The idler axle is ixedly supported in the wall chest side boards 10"' and the idlers must be so proportioned and situated that the rope ends are kept approximately in vertical planes. tangential to the mantle 36a. The short pipe ends 37", 37, and 37d serve as separators for properly spacing the idlers apart.

The tree rope ends are led through slots 38 and 38', in the front board 103'; and these slots are cut out. suiliciently at the top to permit the rope ends to be pulled or swun to Wards the front. as indicated by 38, an. the dotted ares 39, so as to be within convenient reach of the person using the apparatus. The two rings 40 and 40', coupled to the ends of the rope. serve as handles. The function of this rope is analogous to that of the belt. described above, and the arrows 41 indicate the alternating motions for impartingr rotary reciprocating movement to the sleeve 36 and brush 19. lt is understood that this rotary movement results from the alternating winding up and unwinding of the two rope ends from the middle. where they meet underneath the sta-ple 3G' toward the flanges 3G" and 36 respectively. r

lt. remains to describe the means by which the shampooing fluid.` consisting of liquid soap or other suitable mixturesis provided and distributed over the brush during the operation. 0n top of the tunnel shaped housingY 2T and preferably integral with it, is provided an annular saddle 45 which has a concentric hole 45a, reaching through the shell of the housing. On top of this saddle is mount-ed by tap bolts 46 the cylindrical container 47, comprising the bottom piece 47, formed as an annular dange bolted unto the saddle, having a short dished neck piece, threaded on the outside, 47C and a threaded throat 45a in alignment with the hole 45, see Fig. 5.

The container further comprises the mantle or side wall it4 and the cover 49. This cover is shown as a dished lid, threaded on the inside. so as to be screwed tight upon the top of the mantle. This mantle 48, which may be made ol glass, so as to show the level ot the liquid contents, has on the outside of the top rim, as well as on the inside ot the bottom rim threads provided, corresponding to the threads of the cover andthe bottom piece. These threads, 49h and 47h respectively, should be rather coarse, if the mantle is made of glass; and in this oase it would be advisable to provide also a. rubber Washer 47d, upon which the mantle can be screwed down tight. rlhe cover 49 has a' neck 49a, on which is fastenedA the. nipple 50a of a rubber ball 50.

On top of the front board 10d of the Wall chest is provided a bracket 51, bolted on or otherwise fastened. This bracket terminates in a tule-rum pin 51, on which is hinged the fla-p 52, see Figs. 2 and 5. To this latter piece is fastened the one-armed lever 53. From the end oi the lever the chain 54 with the hain handle 55 is hung in such fashion that the latter is within convenient reach of the person, manipulatiner the apparatus. The pointed4 and perforated knee-nozzle 56, screwed into the bottom opening 45, .completes the supply-device for the shampooing liquid.

lt is evident that Whenever the chain is pulled. the one-armed lever compresses the rubber ball. which in turn drives out a certain amount of the liquid contents by the compressed air through the pointed nozzle and squirts it forcibly against. and into the bristles of the rotating brush. The mixing with the water and the rotating motion of the brush distributes it over the scalp. The size of the rubber ball determines the quantity of the liquid dose to be supplied by one tapping.

The last. described construction of the shampooing` supply device is ot course subject to man v changes and modifications. as there are a number ot syphons and priming,r valves in the market which would fulfill the function required in a .great many similar ways and it is understood that the invention proper is notA confined to the use of the described pneumatie squirting device.

The method of operating the invention is as follows: The person using the apparatus stands in front of it, fac-ingr the Wall chest. l-le inserts his head into the rubber hood, adjusting it Well over the front head. tem-v ples. ears and nape of the neck, then he turns on the water in the supply pipe 12,

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and agitates the brush by movino' the handles alternately up and down. tErleanwhile he presses his `hea-d rather close against the safety rubber 2gasket 28, turning it also sideways to thoroughly wet his hair. Then,

after turning ofi" the water, he gives a pull` to the chain on his right. side which operaties the shampooing supply device. By renewed agitation of the brush he distributes the soa i or shampoo through the hair and after su cient massaging ot' the scalp with the brush, he turns on the water supply Once more, rinsing the soap or shampoo-liquid out of the. hair. The Waste water is drainedoti' simultaneously through the hose 31 into the sink 3Q.

After the water is shut o' and a few more turns with the brush are given, to squeeze the superfluous water out of the wet hair, the person withdraws the head from the hood and dries the hair with a towel or may use any of the provided means for inishing the operation.

The foregoing description is believed suliiciently clear to enable those versed in the arty to make'and use the device described, but it is understood that the execution admits of many modifications without deviat-` comprising a. water supply pipe, terminat.

' ing in a spray nozzle, conical-shaped brush rotatably and axially mounted onthe pipe in such lmanner that the brush surrounds the nozzle, means to impart a rotary alternating motion to said brush and means to 'supply shampooing liquid to said brush.

3. A shampooing and hair Washing apparatus, comprising a conical brush, shaped on its face approximately to the contour of the scalp. a stationary support on which this brush is rotatably mounted, means to impart a. rotary alternating motion to said brush and means to supply liquid to the inside of the brush.

4. A shampooingand -hair washing apparatus, comprising a Water supply pipe, a conical-shaped detachable brush, shaped on its face approximately to the contour of the scalp, a stationary structure supporting and encasing the brush around its periphery, means to rotate said brush, a resilient compressible container, Supported on said structure, to supply shampooing liquid, means to manually operate said container and means to mix the shampooing liquid, supplied by the container, intimately with the water, provided by the water supply pipe.

5. A Shampooing and hair Washing apparatus, comprising a stationary water spray pipe, fixedly supported in an inclined descending position, a rotary member, axially mounted on said pipe, and terminating in a circular flange-shaped part at its lower end, said rotary member being so formed as not to obstruct the spraying portion of said water pipe, a flexible tractive element, adapted to engage said rotary member by friction and impart to it a rotary motion, means to manually actuate said element, a circular brush,

detachably mounted on the circular flangeshaped part of said rotary member and surrounding the spraying portion of the water pipe, and means to supply ingredients adapted to mii:v and dissolve in the spray Water to said rotary brush.

6. A shampooing and hair washing apparatus, comprising a water supply pipe, a detachable rotary brush, a rotary member, mounted on said pipe, a clamping,r device to attach said brush in axial alignment. with and to said rotary member, means to impart rotary motion to said member and brush, a stationary funnel-shaped housing encasing the. rotary brush, but not obstructing the operating surface of the same, means to support said housing, and a waterproof elastic hood attached to the housing and adapted to be adjusted over and lto surround the scalp of a human head,.forming a waterproof elastic joint along the base of the same.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification in the presence o two subscribing witnesses, this 8th day of August 1922.

JOHN WIRTH. Witnesses:

M. MELVIN, E. IsnLr. 

